afformative
noun
af·for·ma·tive
| \ a-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv, ə-\
plural -s
Definition of afformative
(Entry 1 of 2)
: suffix sense 1
—used especially in Semitic grammar —contrasted with preformative
afformative
adjective
af·for·ma·tive
| \ a-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv, ə-\
Definition of afformative (Entry 2 of 2)
: characterized by the use of suffixes
the afformative conjugation
: being an afformative
an afformative element
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